Bring A Chicken to Your Doctor - The Remix

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[John J Johnson]

Offer Your Doctor A Chicken!

When I went to see my doctor the other day I offered to pay him with two chickens. He smiled at me, turned to a cabinet in the examining room opened a lower door and pulled out a beautiful old mahogany case which he proceeded to open. Inside laid out in perfectly size indentations covered in crushed red velvet was a complete set of blood letting lancets. After a brief pause to observe the look of astonishment on my face, he proceeded name each one and describe how they were employed.

There was the Fleam. The Thumb Lancet. The Spring lancet considered in its’ time to be “almost painless”. The Sacrificator which was spring loaded and had three separate blades. He had special cups that were used to collect a person’s blood for later examination. The mahogany case had a lower drawer which contained a mechanical leech kit to be used when the doctor had used up all his live leeches.

With loving care the doctor closed the case and returned It to its’ hiding place in his cabinet. With a smile he turned back to me and asked if I would care to see his collection of rare live leeches. I said not a word as I quickly pulled my Medicare card from my wallet and surrendered it to him.

John J. Johnson